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Top 10 Threats to Computer Systems Include Professors and Students

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Title: Top 10 Threats to Computer Systems Include Professors and Students
Language: English
Authors: Young, Jeffrey R.
Source: Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review. May 2009 74(9):24-27.
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Peer Reviewed: N
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 2009
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Descriptors: Computer Security, Computers, Social Networks, Evaluation Methods, Surveys, Interviews, Influences, Telecommunications, College Students, Faculty
ISSN: 0013-127X
Abstract: In this article, the author presents the top-10 list of campus computer-security risks he compiled based on several recent computing surveys and interviews with more than a dozen college-technology leaders. The list, ordered from least to most serious, is by no means scientific, but it gives a sense of where today's battle lines are--and why "phish" costumes should become more common on campuses. These threats to computer security are: (10) Spammers; (9) Cellphones; (8) Phishers; (7) Social Networks; (6) Outsource Partners; ((5) Students; (4) Professors; (3) Staff Members; (2) Thieves; and (1) Malware and Botnets.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2009
Access URL: https://www.eddigest.com/index.php
Accession Number: EJ857692
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In this article, the author presents the top-10 list of campus computer-security risks he compiled based on several recent computing surveys and interviews with more than a dozen college-technology leaders. The list, ordered from least to most serious, is by no means scientific, but it gives a sense of where today's battle lines are--and why "phish" costumes should become more common on campuses. These threats to computer security are: (10) Spammers; (9) Cellphones; (8) Phishers; (7) Social Networks; (6) Outsource Partners; ((5) Students; (4) Professors; (3) Staff Members; (2) Thieves; and (1) Malware and Botnets.
ISSN:0013-127X